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North Park University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

16 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$44,170 Average Salary
$21,533 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at North Park University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the North Park BS in Criminal Justice

#197 in the U.S
#9 in Illinois

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at North Park was ranked #197 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #9 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for North Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 45
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 81
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 197
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 217
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 244
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 269
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 283
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 312
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 315
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 420
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 509
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 543
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 554
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 579
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 597
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 632
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 658
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 694
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 696
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 837
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 887
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 941
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 981

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from North Park Cost?

$32,100 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,533 Average Student Debt

North Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at North Park paid an average of $950 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,430 $31,430
Fees $670 $670
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $9,810 $9,810
On Campus Other Expenses $2,700 $2,700

Learn more about North Park tuition and fees.

North Park Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at North Park took out an average of $21,533 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From North Park?

$44,170 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from North Park make an average of $44,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 36% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does North Park Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

North Park does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the North Park Online Learning page.

North Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

16 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
68.8% Women
62.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 68.8% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 62.5% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at North Park in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at North Park

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 16

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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